Madrid News

The Italy of 1900 was a newly unified country. The majority of people were poor and the government was helpless while the Pope's power prevailed.

Experience is supposed to make our political leaders more intelligent, and that is why we do not have term limits for legislators.

Peggy Nardini was so sad when her twins left for college last year that she kept the doors to their rooms closed.

Peggy Nardini was so sad when her twins left for college last year that she kept the doors to their rooms closed.

Peggy Nardini was so sad when her twins left for college last year that she kept the doors to their rooms closed.

NFL player Michael Vick returned to the football field last week to some public outrage after being released from prison for dog fighting.

NFL player Michael Vick returned to the football field last week to some public outrage after being released from prison for dog fighting.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill on the East Branch of the Boone River.

A Madrid High School teacher has lost his job after being indicted on dogfighting charges.

Even 4-H campers could feel a pinch in their wallets in the far-reaching financial crisis facing a struggling central Iowa water district.

El PaA s is optimistic about the economy today, and headlines the strong recovery in GDP seen in China to 7.9%. The paper says that it will lead to the way out of the global recession, even though the Asian giant is the only of ten powers to see growth.

A Spanish journalist from Madrid and his videographer visited Madrid, on Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10.

Four Iowans accused of helping run an massive dog fighting ring will appear in court July 23rd.

Yesterday, authorities seized more than 400 dogs and charged 26 people from seven states in what Humane Society officials are calling one of the largest crackdowns on dogfighting in the United States.

A high school science teacher is one of four Iowans indicted after federal investigators raided a suspected dog-fighting operation in six states.

I recently went camping at Ledges State Park near Madrid, IA, and was quite amazed by the natural beauty there.

High Trestle Trail will be the official name for the new trail from Ankeny to Woodward, officials announced last week.

Madrid, Ia. - Calls came in one after the other Friday about someone firing a gun in the 400 block of Second Street in Madrid.